A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Stock Market
On the 40 year journey through the turmoil of a volatile stock market I've noticed "P/E Ratios," "Consensus Estimates," " Bull and Bear Markets," stock ratings of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, star ratings of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. Also, stock ratings of "buy," "strong buy," "sell," "hold;" stock... Read More
I Love To Lose Money
Well, not really. What I mean is I don't mind losing a small amount when I have to sell a stock or mutual fund that is going down or taking away the profit I have made. During this past 3 years I have made money each year because I was... Read More
Whos Calling?
Its dinnertime and the phone rings. It's Joe Noname with SuchNSuch Investment Company and has he got a deal for you.Joe wants to be friendly and engage you in a few not-too-personal questions just to break the ice before he gets into his too-good-too-be-true pitch. Stock, oil, Internet, telecommunications, you... Read More
Dont Spend Another Dollar on Business Opportunities Until You Read This
With an insecure job market, overworked employees, insufficient retirement savings and parents wanting the option to stay home with their kids, it is not surprising that many individuals are taking the leap into online business opportunities.The need to create a secondary income is a smart move for people who recognize... Read More
Enron Cure
Let's hope you did not have any of the Enron stock. Maybe you know someone who did and lost everything, but you certainly might know several people who owned stock that lost almost everything. They probably aren't talking about it.According to Investor's Business Daily newspaper there are 1,387 companies that... Read More
KISS Formula
There are formulas for just about everything, but it has been shown that the simpler the formula or method of doing a particular task the better it works. It has evolved down to KISS ? Keep It Simple Stupid.This also applies to trading in the stock market. There are literally... Read More
The Elephant
Four blind men were asked to give a description of an elephant. They had not seen one or ever encountered such a beast.One grabbed hold of its tail. Another put his arms around a leg. The third gripped its trunk and the fourth walked into the side. The description given... Read More
The Inside Scoop on Mutual Fund Rip Offs
The bear market that showed up at the end of 2000 has every brokerage house-as well as the entire mutual fund industry-scrambling to find creative ways to boost both their image and bottom line. Unfortunately, this is often at the investors' expense.Fund managers are ever on the lookout for ways... Read More
DIY Portfolio Management
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) are growing. Investors are choosing low annual expense and market return over high annual expense and promised performance.Total ETF inflow is growing faster than Mutual Fund inflow. ETF inflow grew from $42.5 billion in 2000 to $54.4 billion in 2004. In contrast, mutual fund inflow fell... Read More
Why Investors Use Financial Planners
Do you have a financial planner? Does one of your friends have a financial planner? Maybe you take your advice from your broker. As I have said countless times before a broker will make you broker. And a financial planner won't do any better. I know. You thought they would.Let's... Read More
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Why Technical Indicators
The fight continues to rage among traders who use technical... Read More
Buy Low - Sell High
Now where have I heard that before? I know. It... Read More
The Inside Scoop on Mutual Fund Rip Offs
The bear market that showed up at the end of... Read More
The POWER of a Proven Stock Investment Plan
When you invest in the stock market for ever-increasing cash... Read More
Analysts - Do They Really Know The Stock Market?
When you become interested in a stock or mutual fund... Read More
The Right Mutual Funds For Baby Boomers
If you are a baby boomer, time is not on... Read More
Hedge Fund Advertising
Have you seen all those big full page ads for... Read More
When Should I Sell?
People are always asking me when should I sell my... Read More
The Value of Stocks of a Company
The debate rages all over Eastern and Central Europe, in... Read More
What Are You Waiting For?
Do you own any mutual funds? In an IRA or... Read More
Hold Em and Fold Em
When most analysts, financial planners, fund specialists and investors try... Read More
Complacency Indicator
If you haven't heard of the technical indicator with the... Read More
Ignore Stock Market Talking Heads
You should ignore analysts on TV, the radio, the newspaper... Read More
China Syndrome
There has been great condemnation recently because China has been... Read More
Mousetrap
The spring-loaded rat catcher is the ultimate low-tech device invented... Read More
Overvalued & Underbought
With all the bad news that has been dumped upon... Read More
Price Targets
Every day in any financial publication you will find the... Read More
My Stock - Right or Wrong
We all know the expression, "My country, right or wrong",... Read More
How Covered Calls Turned a Trader Around
Sidney felt sick as she looked at her latest OptionsXpress... Read More
Value Investing: Selecting From The Bargain Bin
Picking a beaten-down stock requires a different kind of selection... Read More
The Exclusive Club of Large Caps
Picture one of those clubs where only the real heavyweights... Read More
The Seven Mistakes All Novice Traders Make and How to Correct Them
We learnt the following the hard way! If any of... Read More
Psychology ? How to Reduce Negative Thoughts Relating to Trading?
The thinking process of the brain relating to the... Read More
Historical Briefing: Stocks, Finance and Money
The World Bank claims that some two billion of the... Read More
Political Investing
We have two candidates for president that have really different... Read More
Bad News is Good News
For weeks, no, months we have been bombarded with nothing... Read More
Expense Ratios
Mutual funds and brokers are always preaching not to buy... Read More
Financial Crime
Congress recently passed another new law that is supposed to... Read More
Stocks & Oil, Sat Jun 18th, 2005
Both the stock market and oil prices rallied recently, which... Read More
No Load Mutual Funds: Boost Your Portfolios Returns
Investors who exclusively use broadly diversified, no load mutual funds... Read More
Risk Control
Everything you invest in has risk so you want to... Read More
Investing in Stocks and The Game of Monopoly
To begin, you might look at playing the stock market... Read More
The Secret to More Winning Trades is as Simple as Avoiding This Common Mistake
If you're a normal human being, your need to feel... Read More
Inertia Syndrome
When it comes to buying a stock or mutual fund... Read More
How To Make, And Keep, Money Trading Stocks
If you are serious about making and keeping money by... Read More
Enron Cure
Let's hope you did not have any of the Enron... Read More
A Stock Market Investment Plan that Never Lets You Down
The bulls and bears of the stock market are both... Read More
What the SEC Really Thinks About Mutual Funds!
Let's go into the details of why non-indexed mutual funds... Read More
Stock Options Trading Strategies - Lean
Professional stock options traders use the term lean to refer... Read More
Buy and Hold: How to Perpetuate Your Investment Losses
A recent cartoon in my daily newspaper showed two guys... Read More
Your Job
There are so many kinds of work that needs to... Read More
Stock Insurance
You have a lock on your house. You have a... Read More
An Old Proverb for Investing
"If you don't know where you are going, any road... Read More
True Investment Road Maps
If you don't know where you are going any road... Read More
Market Psychology
Today we are inundated with tons of information about the... Read More
Attitude Is [Almost] Everything
I often play a little game with myself when I... Read More
Wall Street Paradigm
In 1960 an engineer working for a watch company in... Read More
Performance Funds
Mutual funds are doing more and more to discourage investors... Read More
Managing Investing and Stock Market Risks
Reduce your investing and stock market risks by:Setting your sights... Read More
Online Trading Strategy: Collecting Cash when Stocks Go UP - It PAYS to Know More than Others
When it comes to stock market trading it PAYS to... Read More
Online Investing & Stock & Share Trading: 4 Reasons Why Most Online Investors & Traders Go Broke
Are you attracted to the idea of being in control... Read More
Bad News is Good News
For weeks, no, months we have been bombarded with nothing... Read More
Stock Market System ... ONLINE STOCK TRADING ... Beyond Day Trading Basics & Tips
Day trading is all about making buy and sell decisions.... Read More
Buying New Issues
Has your broker been calling you recently with the "great... Read More
Boiler Room 7/17/00
On Friday or Saturday evening my wife gets a movie... Read More
Starbucks Stock is Up
Starbucks earnings are up again and so is their stock... Read More
Stuff
I continually hear from economists, talking heads, other market letter... Read More
I Love You, Warren Buffet
Sometime around 1980, can't remember exactly, there was a flight... Read More
A Penny for Your Stocks
According to Investopedia Inc. the penny stock market has seen... Read More
Are You A Stockaholic?
Today's society gives special recognition to alcoholics, sexaholics, binge-aholics, shopaholics,... Read More
Stock Trading Diversification
This is the continuing story of our two imaginary traders,... Read More
The Golden Goose is Sick
It is finally catching up with them. The brokerage companies... Read More
Gurgle Gurgle
Caught in a whirlpool and being sucked under. No life... Read More
The Secret Art of Backtesting
If you have not back tested your trading system, you... Read More
My Stock - Right or Wrong
We all know the expression, "My country, right or wrong",... Read More
When?
When will the stock market stop going down and start... Read More
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